Top 3 reasons to visit Venice, Italy after the pandemic

VENICE, ITALY - FEBRUARY 06: A gondola sails under the Rialto bridge on February 06, 2021 in Venice, Italy. Italy is still under restriction for the pandemic, and the 2021 The Venice Carnival is mainly being streamed, with just citizens and visitors from the Veneto region allowed to go to Venice. (Photo by Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images)
VENICE, ITALY - FEBRUARY 06: A gondola sails under the Rialto bridge on February 06, 2021 in Venice, Italy. Italy is still under restriction for the pandemic, and the 2021 The Venice Carnival is mainly being streamed, with just citizens and visitors from the Veneto region allowed to go to Venice. (Photo by Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images) /
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VENICE, ITALY – OCTOBER 03: The Lavazza Vaporetto Qualità Oro on October 03, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images for Lavazza)
VENICE, ITALY – OCTOBER 03: The Lavazza Vaporetto Qualità Oro on October 03, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images for Lavazza) /

This seems like a strange reason to go to Venice when you look at it from a surface view and has nothing to do with famed gondola rides, which are incredibly overpriced.

Venice is a city that has no cars, trains, or busses outside of the one train depot that brings you into the city. After that, there are only two ways to get around: old school walking or water busses, also known as  Vaporetto.

At various docks throughout the city, you can catch a Vaporetto which will drop you off in the major areas of the city. The incredible aspect of this transportation, however, is the view. The majority of these routes travel down the Grand Canal, allowing you to take in the beauty of the city in the way you were supposed to see it.

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If you take the correct Vaporetto route from St. Marks Cathedral, you can travel the outside of the city, introducing you to the various other islands in the Venetian lagoon and providing another, laid back, view of the city.

If you ever need a break after a long day of walking the city, a Vaporetto ride that shows you the beautiful architecture and makeup of one of the world’s oldest cities is absolutely the way to go.